I have always aimed to strike the best balance between artistic flair and an accurate representation of reality. As such, my greatest source of inspiration comes from 18th century British portraiture, as practised by Reynolds, Lawrence, Romney, Gainsborough and Raeburn. Paintings from this era exhibit far more character, technical mastery and feeling than modern photorealistic painting whilst at the same time imparting a better sense of reality at a distance. I am very pleased to have studied under Charles Cecil in Florence and to be part of a direct artistic lineage dating back to the Renaissance.

I love painting and I am proud to dedicate my life to its study. Not only can oil portraits be beautiful, powerful and moving, but they also have the unique ability to capture the personality and cognition of both artist and sitter alike. In the modern era, commissioning a classical portrait is something very special.

Statement

I work primarily from life using the sight-size technique. Portraits are painted by viewing both sitter and canvas at sufficient distance to give the most accurate representation of reality. The origins of this practice date back to the late Renaissance and it was heavily employed over the centuries by masters such as Velázquez, Van Dyck, Lawrence and Sargent.

I will generally require at least five 2.5 hour sittings to complete a single portrait. Although it is always my preference to work from life, in some circumstances it is possible to work from photographs (taken by the artist).

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